SPEAKERS

Caroline Flammer is a Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Climate at Columbia University with joint appointments at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Climate School, and a secondary appointment at Columbia Business School. She is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Member at the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). Caroline is an expert in sustainable investing and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards.

Mr Amit Sinha is General Manager attached to Sustainable Finance Group of Department of Regulation in Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. He has a wide experience of working in different verticals of RBI in various capacities in regulations and operations both. In his over 19-year of career in central banking, he has had the opportunity to work in Reserve Management, Foreign Exchange Management, Currency Management, Consumer Education & Protection, Financial Inclusion, Banking, Premises, etc. He was closely involved in some innovative activities of RBI (like Regulations Review Authority, climate stress test exercise)

Prasad Modak holds B Tech (Civil Engg), M Tech (Environmental Science and Engg) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Doctor of Engg (Environmental Engg) from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. Dr. Modak was a Professor at Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay (1984-1994) and later as Professor (Adjunct) at the Center for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas (CTARA) (2009-2017). He is currently the Managing Director of Environmental Management Centre Pvt Ltd. and Director of Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation.

Bhagyashree Bhansali, Founder and CEO of The Disposal Company is a social entrepreneur invested in building partnerships that systematically solve for the global waste crisis. As someone who is passionate about sustainability and fair representation, she helps brands & corporates become ESG compliant while also incorporating sustainability into their brand marketing strategies.

Bhaktha Keshavachar is an Arizona State University graduate and a long-time Intel veteran. Desperate to put “Made in India” on a product that is designed and manufactured in India, Bhaktha co-founded Ezetap, a VC-funded pioneer in the mPOS payment space, with $5B+ transactions annually. As the CTO, amongst other things, he led the team that designed, certified, and manufactured India’s first and only PCI-compliant card reader. Ezetap then went on to get acquired by Razorpay.

Satish Ramchandani is the Co-Founder of Updapt – An ESG Tech Co. Prior to Updapt, he has worked in Leadership capacity in firms such as CRISIL S&P Ratings, Bank of America in Head of Business and CFO roles for 20 years.